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Investors love AI, as long as you’re a cloud host

Amazon isn't slowing down on data center spending — but investors don't seem to mind.

Apple says gaming slowdown and App Store changes hurt services growth

Apple said a slowdown in mobile gaming and changes to the App Store’s business model—including court-ordered payment rule changes in the U.S.—weighed on its services business, even as the company topped 1.5 billion paid subscriptions.

LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you'll be able to report those posts. As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introducing an actual button that lets you flag a post as something that "Seems like AI […]

Tim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power users

Apple may allow users to pay to increase their AI usage limits. During an earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he believes people will want to use Apple Intelligence and the upcoming Siri AI "a lot," adding that "we will have some kind of upgrade possibilities on iCloud Plus where people […]

Xbox CEO lays out priorities in memo after major ‘reset’

After a massive Xbox "reset" that laid off thousands of employees and spun off four studios, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants to get Xbox back to growth. In a memo obtained by The Verge, Sharma told staff by the end of fiscal year 2027 (which runs through next June), "we will return XBOX to player […]

Apple’s iPhone and Mac sales keep growing despite RAM shortages

Apple's iPhone and Mac sales are on the rise even as a global memory shortage squeezes device makers. In its third-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, Apple revealed that iPhone sales jumped 22 percent to $54.25 billion and Mac sales increased 29 percent to $10.35 billion, driving the company's overall revenue to $109.4 billion. The […]

Rune 1.1: adds Python, an Emacs editor, a symbol index and is now free

Article URL: https://rune.build/blog/rune-1-1-release

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49116272

Points: 10

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Saber-toothed cats became inbred–and struggled to move–before they went extinct

Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/saber-toothed-cats-became-inbred-and-struggled-move-they-went-extinct

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49116074

Points: 7

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A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran

A memo obtained by WIRED, issued by the water utilities information sharing group WaterISAC, links dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water utilities to Tehran.

The loss of Situational Awareness

I am not by any means an expert at finance but I think I do now have some advice for people who are: Do not name your hedge fund anything that will be hilarious if it blows up. Don't use a name like "Long-Term Capital Management," or "Amaranth Advisors" (named for the floral symbol for […]